Episode 327 - Instructional Design for Business w/ Dr. Doug Johnson

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Douglas A. Johnson is the Global Engagement and Learning Leader for Eastman Chemical Company, where he leads global initiatives related to leadership development, performance improvement, employee training, instructional design, and performance management to guide learning, employee motivation, and safety outcomes. He previously spent 13 years working as a faculty member at Western Michigan University. He has advanced degrees in organizational psychology (M.A., 2005), business administration (MBA, 2025), and behavioral science (Ph.D., 2009). He is certified as a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and as a doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D). He has also completed his certification in business analytics. He is the founder of Operant-Tech Consulting and an international consultant. He is an expert in instructional design, training design/development, computer-based instruction, performance management, behavioral systems analysis, fluency training, incentives, feedback, and employee motivation. He has over two decades of experience in providing instructional design consultation for training with companies such as Fifth Third Bank, Heinz, Pfizer, Ford Motor Company, and more. In addition to his work responsibilities, Doug also works as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management and was named as one of the most cited authors in a quantitative review of that journal (Sleiman et al., 2020) across its 40+ years of publication. The Organizational Behavior Management Network has given his research several awards, including the Scholarly Impact Award (2016), the Innovative Research Award (2020), and the Outstanding Contribution Award (2024). He previously served as the president for the OBM Network (2022-2025). He has also published multiple books, including editing both volumes of the Handbook of Organizational Performance: Foundations and Advances. Doug has presented over 50 presentations and workshops and has been an invited speaker, nationally and internationally, on topics related to workplace behavior and performance management. His mentees have gone on to work at universities and corporate institutions, including Fortune 500 companies. He is well-versed in radical behaviorism, instructional design, evidence-based training, and organizational behavior management. He has several peer-reviewed publications on organizational topics such as laboratory and field investigations of feedback, multiculturalism and diversity, performance diagnostic tools, multimedia instruction, and motivation.